Sporting Portugal v PSG: Marquinhos caught between frustration and belief | OneFootball

Marquinhos, 31-year-old central defender and captain of Paris Saint-Germain, stopped in the mixed zone after the 2-1 defeat against Sporting Portugal (video summary Sporting Portugal/PSG) this Tuesday at the José Alvalade Stadium as part of the 7th matchday of the 2025-2026 Champions League. 

Marquinhos "If we are not effective in front and at the back..."

How do you explain the defeat?

If we are not effective in front and at the back, I think the result can end up like this. These are things we managed to improve last year at this stage of the competition. It's up to us now to work on this to improve what we need to improve. But there are good things in a match like this. We did some good things, but it's sure that we always have to question ourselves after a defeat like this.

How to find the solution to win?

We are competitors, we always want to win, we always want to seek to improve ourselves. That's how we improve, by discussing in the locker room, in training, we need to communicate. We see what the coach will say we need to improve.

Marquinhos "we need to improve these details, and everything will be fine afterwards."

Any concerns?

We shouldn't throw everything away. The competitions are there. In the Champions League, we are fighting for the top eight places. In the French Cup, we lost, we are eliminated. But in the championship, we are also there, fighting for the first place. We just need to improve small things, we need to improve these details, and everything will be fine afterwards.

Marquinhos "we can do great things"

Is the place in the top 8 in danger?

We wanted to win today for that, to better secure a place in the top eight. We will see how it goes. We will play this last match as a very important match for us, at home, with our supporters, our energy, our home.

I think we can do great things and we will see if we don't manage to qualify for the round of 16, it's up to us to play the playoffs and secure our place.

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